Anita Nucci

1996 University of Pittsburgh PhD Epidemiology
Pittsburgh, PA

1992 University of Pittsburgh MPH Public Health
Pittsburgh, PA

1985 The MetroHealth System RD Dietetic Internship
Cleveland, OH

1984 Pennsylvania State University BS Nutrition
State College, PA

Clinical Expertise
Pediatric Nutrition

Research Interests
Type 1 diabetes
Pediatric Intestinal Failure

Selected Publications

Nucci AM, Virtanen AM,  Cuthbertson D, Ludvigsson J, Einberg U, Huot C, Castano L, Aschemeier B, Becker DJ,  Knip M, Krischer JP, The TRIGR Investigators.  Growth and Development of Islet Autoimmunity and Type 1 Diabetes in Children Genetically at Risk [published online ahead of print 21 January 2021].  Diabetologia.  2021 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-020-05358-3 .

Pacaud D, Nucci AM, Cuthbertson D, Becker DJ, Virtanen SM, Ludvigsson J, Ilonen J, Knip M, The TRIGR Investigators.  Association between family history, early growth and the risk of beta cell autoimmunity in children at risk for type 1 diabetes.  Diabetologia.  2021;64:119-128.

Writing Group for the TRIGR Study Group.   Effect of Hydrolyzed Infant Formula vs Conventional Formula on Risk of Type 1 Diabetes: The TRIGR Randomized Clinical Trial.  JAMA. 2018; 319(1):38-48.

Miettinen ME, Niinisto S, Erlund I, Cuthbertson D, Nucci AM, Honkanen J, Vaarala O, Hyoty H, Krischer JP, Knip M, Virtanen SM, The TRIGR Investigators. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration in childhood and risk of islet autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes – the TRIGR nested case-control ancillary study. Diabetologia. 2020;63:780-787.

Douglas TD, Nucci AM, Berry AM, Henes ST, Singh RH. Large neutral amino acid status in association with P:T ratio and diet in adult and pediatric patients with phenylketonuria. JIMD Reports. 2019;50:50-59.

Nucci AM, Ellsworth K, Michalski A, Nagel E, Wessel J, on behalf of the A.S.P.E.N. Pediatric Intestinal Failure Section.  Survey of Nutrition Management Practices in Centers for Pediatric Intestinal Rehabilitation.  Nutr Clin Pract.  2018;33(4):528-538.

Nucci AM, Virtanen SM, Sorkio S, Bärlund S, Cuthbertson D, Uusitalo U, Lawson ML, Salonen M, Berseth CL, Ormisson A, Lehtonen E, Savilahti E, Becker DJ, Dupré J, Krischer JP, Knip M, Åkerblom HK, The TRIGR Investigators.  Regional differences in milk and complementary feeding patterns in infants participating in an international nutritional type 1 diabetes prevention trial.  Matern Child Nutr.  2017;13(3):e12354.

Todd J, McCarroll C, Nucci A. High-Fidelity Patient Simulation Increases Dietetic Students' Self-Efficacy Prior to Clinical Supervised Practice: A Preliminary Study Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. JNEB. 2016;48:563-567

Johnson A, Reddy S, Walsh S, Wulkan M, Nucci A, Henes ST. Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care. Bariatr Surg Pract Patient Care. 2016;11:15-19

Nucci AM, Virtanen SM, Becker DJ. Infant Feeding and Timing of Complementary Foods in the Development of Type 1 Diabetes. Curr Diab Rep. 2015 Sep;15(9):62. doi: 10.1007/s11892-015-0628-z

Khan FA, Squires RH, Litman HJ, Balint J, Carter BA, Fisher JG, Horslen SP, Jaksic T, Kocoshis S, Martinez JA, Mercer D, Rhee S, Rudolph JA, Soden J, Sudan, D, Superina RA, Teitelbaum DH, Venick R, Wales PW, Duggan C, Pediatric Intestinal Failure Consortium. Predictors of enteral autonomy in children with intestinal failure: A multicenter cohort study. J Pediatr. 2015;167:29-34.

Rajakumar K, Moore CG, Yabes J, Olabopo F, Haralam MA, Comer D, Bogusz J, Nucci A, Sereika S, Dunbar-Jacob J, Holick MF, Greenspan SL. Effect of vitamin D3 supplementation in black and in white children: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2015;100:3183-3192.

Michel H, Olabopo F, Wang L, Nucci A, Greenspan SL, Rajakumar K. Determinants of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations in Infants and Toddlers. Curr Nutr Food Sci. 2015;11:124-130.

Squires RH, Balint J, Horslen S, Wales PW, Soden J, Duggan C, Li R, Belle SH, Pediatric Intestinal Failure Consortium. Race affects outcome among infants with intestinal failure. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2014;59:537-543.

Knip M, Akerblom HK, Becker D, Dosch HM, Dupre J, Fraser W, Howard N, Ilonen J, Krischer JP, Kordonouri O, Lawson ML, Palmer JP, Savilahti E, Vaarala O, Virtanen SM, TRIGR Study Group. Hydrolyzed infant formula and early β-cell autoimmunity: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2014;311:2279-2287.

Franciscus M, Nucci A, Bradley B, Suomalainen H, Greenberg E, LaForte D, Kleemola P, Hyytinen M, Salonen M, Martin MJ, Catte D, Catteau J, The TRIGR Investigators. Recruiting and retaining participants for an international type 1 diabetes prevention trial: A coordinator’s perspective. Clin Trials. 2014;11:150-158.

Asfaw M, Mingle J, Hendricks J, Pharis M, Nucci AM. Nutrition management after pediatric solid organ transplantation. Nutr Clin Pract. 2014;29:192-200.

Rajakumar K, Holick MF, Moore CG, Cohen E, Olabopo F, Haralam MA, Bogusz J, Nucci A, Greenspan SL. Impact of seasonal flux on 25-hydroxyvitamin D and bone turnover in pre- and early pubertal youth. Pediatr Int. 2014;56:35-42.

Lehtonen E, Ormisson A, Nucci A, Cuthbertson D, Sorkio S, Hyytinen M, Alahuhta K, Berseth C, Salonen M, Taback S, Franciscus M, Gonzalez-Frutos T, Korhonen T, Lawson ML, Becker DJ, Krischer JP, Knip M, Virtanen SM, The TRIGR Investigators. Use of vitamin D supplements during infancy in an international feeding trial. Public Health Nutr. 2014;17:810-822.

Nucci AM, Russell CS, Luo R, Ganji V, Olabopo F, Hopkins B, Holick MF, Rajakumar K. The effectiveness of a short food frequency questionnaire in determining vitamin D intake in children. Dermato-Endocrinology. 2013;5:205-210.

Nucci AM, Becker DJ, Virtanen SM, Cuthbertson D, Softness B, Huot C, Wasikowa R, Dosch HM, Akerblom HK, Knip M, The TRIGR Study Group. Growth differences between North American and European children at risk for type 1 diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes. 2012;13:419-425.

Selected Presentations

Nucci A. The “How-To’s” of Writing and Submitting your Data, September 21, 2018. 10th International Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation Symposium.

Nucci A, Yaworski JA, Thomas E, Hopkins B, White J, Rudolph J. Comparison of Nutrition Outcomes by Enteral Nutrition Feeding Method during Weaning from PN in Children with Intestinal Failure, September 20, 2018. 10th International Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation Symposium.

Nucci A. The TRIGR Trial: Infant Feeding and Timing of Complementary Foods in the Development of Type I Diabetes, August 28, 2018. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Nutrition Support Colloquium.

Nucci A. Getting Started: How to Define and Study the Challenges and Questions in your Practice, June 2017, Congress of the Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant Association.

Nucci A. Enos T, Giles D, McCormack D, Melles F, Nguyen T, Melton T. Designing a Computerized Disease Registry for Care Management and Outcomes Evaluation in Pediatric Intestinal Failure, October 2016, 9th International Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation Symposium.

Nucci A. Ellsworth K, Michalski A, Nagel E, Wessel J on behalf of the A.S.P.E.N. Pediatric Intestinal Failure Section. Comparison of Nutrition Management Practices in U.S. Pediatric Centers for Intestinal Rehabilitation, October 2016, 9th International Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation Symposium.

Nucci A. Enteral and Oral Supplementation in Intestinal Failure and Transplant, October 2016, 9th International Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation Symposium

Nucci A. Enteral Feeding Strategies and Complications, September 2014, 8th International Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation Symposium

Nucci A. Primary Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes: A Research Trial, March 2014, Georgia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Annual Conference and Exhibition

Nucci A. Nutritional Management and Outcomes in Pediatric Intestinal Transplant, April 2013, Greater Atlanta Dietetic Association Webinar

Nucci A. Nutritional Outcomes in Pediatric Intestinal Transplants, September 2012, 7th International Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation Symposium

Funding

Trial to Reduce IDDM in the Genetically at Risk: A Nutritional Primary Prevention
Role: Co-Investigator
National Institutes of Health
Total funding - $105,252
Dates of Project:  July 2015 – June 2017

Trial to Reduce IDDM in the Genetically at Risk: A Nutritional Primary Prevention
Role: Co-Investigator
National Institutes of Health
Annual funding - $77,349
Dates of Project: July 2014 – June 2015

Interprofessional Collaboration of Those with Multiple Chronic Illnesses
Role: Core Faculty
HRSA Advanced Nursing Education
Annual funding - $45,137
Dates of Project: July 2014 – June 2017

Trial to Reduce IDDM in the Genetically at Risk: A Nutritional Primary Prevention
Role: Co-Investigator
National Institutes of Health
Annual funding - $64,092
Dates of Project: July 2013 – June 2014

Trial to Reduce IDDM in the Genetically at Risk: A Nutritional Primary Prevention
Role: Nutrition Coordinator
National Institutes of Health
Annual funding - $24,082
Dates of Project: July 2012 – June 2013

Memberships
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Georgia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Greater Atlanta Dietetic Association
American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.)
Delta Omega National Honor Society in Public Health

Service

• Course Director, 11th International Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation Symposium (2019-2020)
• Course Director, 10th International Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation Symposium (2017 – 2018)
• Course Director, 9th International Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation Symposium (2015 – 2016)
• Georgia Board of Examiners of Licensed Dietitians (2013 – present)
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine (2015 – present)
• Course Director, 9th International Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation Symposium (2015 – 2016)
• Course Director, 8th International Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation Symposium (2013 – 2014)

Awards and Honors
Outstanding Researcher/Georgia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2012)